Artcurial Twenty One Contemporary Auction Totals $754,900
3 min read · 05 Jun 2026
Untitled by Claire Tabouret sold for $138,500. Image courtesy of Artcurial
A work by Claire Tabouret was the headline sale at Artcurial 'Twenty One Contemporary' auction on June 4 in Paris.
- The sale totaled $754,900 (EUR649,400), falling short of its pre-sale low estimate.
Snapshot of the sale
- 61 works sold totaling $754,900.
- Estimates totaled: $1.16m (low) and $1.71m (high), excluding premiums.
- The sell-through rate was 49% of the original 125 lots announced.
The star lot was: Claire Tabouret, Untitled (2014), which sold for $138,500, 19% above its $116,400 low estimate. It has not been traded before.
Untitled by Gideon Rubin sold for $7,696 (340% above estimate). Image courtesy of Artcurial
The outperformer sold for 340% above its low estimate. Gideon Rubin, Untitled (2009), sold for $7,696 ($1,746 low estimate). It has not been traded before.
- 24 works, or 39%, sold above their high estimate.
- 33 works, or 54%, sold within their low and high estimate.
- 4 works, or 7%, sold below their low estimate.
- 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.
Guaranteed sales
No sales had a guarantee.
Works that did not sell
61 works were bought-in, including: Latifa Echakhch, Icky Messy way, Dry mud on the knee and no more time to play (2014), estimated at $34,900 (low) to $58,200 (high). It has not been traded before.
Withdrawn before the sale
3 works were withdrawn before the sale, including: Jérôme Zonder, Marie (2013), estimated at $9,310 (low) to $14,000 (high).
Terms and definitions
All results include the fees and premiums added to the price of a work of art when the auctioneer's hammer falls. Estimates, sale prices and totals are converted into US dollars. Sale prices are compared to the auction house’s low estimate, which do not include premiums.
Guarantees: Sometimes an auction house guarantees to pay a seller for a work, regardless of whether the bidding reaches the reserve price, a figure that is typically confidential.
Bought-in: If there are no bids for a work, or if bidding falls short of the reserve price, the lot is unsold or “bought-in”.
Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.
Premiums: Typically a sliding-scale of charges paid in addition to the hammer price by the buyer, plus any other fees.
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